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Benz145 favorited a video
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From the final scene of Avatar. This song is incredibly beautiful and I'...
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From the final scene of Avatar. This song is incredibly beautiful and I'm proud of myself because I learned it completely by ear. I don't play the piano formally, and most of my other songs were mimicked from video tutorials. With this one, I sat down and listened and played the whole thing out. Obviously I don't have a pitch modulator on the piano so I couldn't get the string bending effect toward the end of the song. Avatar: The Last Airbender is an animated series that is quite possibly one of the greatest stories ever told through a visual medium. M. Night Shamalan is working on a trilogy of movies based on the series.
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Benz145 favorited a video
(1 month ago)
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for this video
Q: Where can I get free s...
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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for this video
Q: Where can I get free sheet music for this piece?
A: Here's a copy, thanks to Clint S. Mars:
http://www.musani...
Q: Can I follow the person who made this video on Twitter?
A: Sure, Stephen Malinowski's Twitter ID is: musanim
Q: Where can I download this song?
A: You can get it at iTunes:
http://tinyurl.co...
or at Amazon:
http://www.amazon...
Q: I wish I could play this piece.
A: You can! If you have a MIDI setup (MIDI keyboard with damper pedal, MIDI piano, and a computer running Windows or Mac OS X), you can play this piece using the conductor program. You need to learn the piece really well, but you don't need to learn to play the piano. The article describing how this works is here
http://www.musani...
and the software is available here (free)
http://www.musani...
The performance used in this video was done using this software!
Q: Is it just me, or does this piece make everyone cry?
A: Maybe not everyone, but lots of people ...
http://www.musani...
Q: Can you please do a video of ________?
A: First, check my to-do list:
http://www.musani...
If the music you want isn't there, then read the "Could you please" question here:
http://www.musani...
If the music you want isn't on the list and seems like something I might do, email me:
http://www.musani...
Q: This is not the Clair de lune I learned growing up in France.
A: You may be thinking of the song Au clair de la lune:
http://www.musani...
Q: What happened to my comment?
A: Questions answered in the FAQ and comments with nothing to do with the video ("spam") are removed, as are comments containing hate speech. If you posted a comment and don't know why it's gone, email me (stephen at musanim dot com) with "YouTube comment" in the subject line.
Q: Is this the same recording as on the soundtrack?
A: No; Stephen Malinowski made this one. Compare the two and let me know what you think.
Q: How did you make this video?
A: You can read about it here:
http://www.musani...
Q: What do the colors mean?
A: Each pitch class (C, C-sharp, D, D-sharp, etc.) has it's own color, and the colors are chosen by mapping the musician's "circle of fifths" to the artist's "color wheel." You can read more about this here:
http://www.musani...
Q: Who is Debussy?
A: A French composer; you can read about him here:
http://en.wikiped...
Q: Where can I learn more about this piece?
A: This Wikipedia article is a good place to start:
http://en.wikiped...
Q: Wasn't this in Fantasia?
A: Almost. There originally was a Clair de lune segment in the film, but it was cut from the final release. It's on the Fantasia Legacy Supplemental Features DVD.
Q: Is there a way I could make the bar-graph scores myself?
A: The Music Animation Machine MIDI file player will generate this display; you can get the (Windows) software here:
http://www.musani...
There are lots of places on the web where you can get MIDI files; I usually go to the Classical Archives site first:
http://www.classi...
Q: Can I use this audio/video in my project?
A: Please send me an email (stephen at musanim dot com) describing your project and I'll let you know whether it's okay.
Q: Why does the title include the word "Twilight"?
A: Recently, many people have been exposed to this piece through the movie Twilight. If they are looking for this piece on YouTube, they might not be sure of the name of the piece, so I've put the word Twilight in the title to help them find it. I think it's better for them to find the piece and listen to it than to not find it. Some people think that the piece "deserves better than to be associated with Twilight." I can understand that point of view, but I don't see that way; the piece deserves all the attention it can get, and anything that results in more people being able to appreciate it is a good thing. No one is going to lose any respect for this piece or for Debussy from the word "Twilight" appearing in the title of a YouTube video.
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Benz145 favorited a video
(2 months ago)
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Benz145 favorited a video
(2 months ago)
Dante's Inferno is in-stores Tuesday Feb 9th!!
In EAs Dantes Inferno, you...
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Dante's Inferno is in-stores Tuesday Feb 9th!!
In EAs Dantes Inferno, you must journey through the nine rancid, writhing, violent, befouled, fiery circles of Hell to rescue Beatrice whom Satan has stolen for his bride. Premiers on the Super Bowl.
In stores 2.09.10. http://www.dantes...
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Benz145 favorited a video
(2 months ago)
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone.
It's not warm when she's away.
Ain't no...
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Ain't no sunshine when she's gone.
It's not warm when she's away.
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
and she's always gone too long
anytime she goes away.
Wonder this time where she's gone,
wonder if she's gone to stay
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
and this house just ain't no home
anytime she goes away.
And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know
Hey, I ought to leave the young thing alone,
but ain't no sunshine when she's gone,
ain't no sunshine when she's gone,
only darkness everyday.
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone,
and this house just ain't no home
anytime she goes away.
Anytime she goes away.
Anytime she goes away.
Anytime she goes away.
Anytime she goes away.
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